Source: Financial Times, 29th May 2015 Further weakness looms for crude futures prices Read the full article on FT.com Source: Commodities Now feed

The announcement, at last, by US officials of revised biofuel blending targets proves better for oilseeds than grains. Wheat falls notably again Source: AgriMoney

Australian wheat futures, trading at a 30% premium to Chicago peers, are to stay elevated, Rabobank says, as dryness worries mount Source: AgriMoney

The International Cocoa Organisation cuts its forecast for Ghana’s cocoa output by more than 100,000 tonnes, and raises fears over recovery prospects Source: AgriMoney

Cotton futures take their gains in two sessions nearly to 6%, after the US unveils strong exports, at a time when rains are hampering plantings Source: AgriMoney

Conference hears of conflicting guidance Banks are struggling to balance growing compliance costs with the need for a risk-based approach to individual client accounts. Regulatory guidance isn’t helping, a London conference hears Source: Risk feed

The Russian group sees helpful Brazilian, Chinese and Russian dynamics for phosphate prices, besides soaring demand from India Source: AgriMoney

Australian wheat futures, trading at a 30% premium to Chicago peers, are to stay elevated, Rabobank says, as dryness worries mount Source: AgriMoney

Source: Financial Times, 29th May 2015 Falling cost of crude stimulates driving and overall consumption Read the full article on FT.com Source: Commodities Now feed

China took a step closer to adding crude futures to its domestic commodities markets as the world’s second-biggest oil consumer seeks greater influence in determining the price of raw materials. The Shanghai International Energy Exchange will start yuan-denominated crude futures…

The broker foresees Indonesian and Malaysian output falling short of official forecasts, even before factoring in the El Nino threat Source: AgriMoney

Global rapeseed inventories will tumble by 26%, the IGC says, noting weather threats to the crop in Canada, where CWB notes dryness and frost damage Source: AgriMoney

Source: Financial Times, 29th May 2015 Falling oil and metals prices weaken exporters’ currencies Read the full article on FT.com Source: Commodities Now feed

EC efforts to encourage more infrastructure investment from insurers could have opposite effect Axa and AG Insurance CIOs say further infrastructure investment will be unlikely in the foreseeable future Source: Risk feed

LMAX Exchange, the leading FCA regulated MTF for global FX and the UK’s fastest growing technology firm, has been named ‘Best Margin Sector Platform’ for the third year running at the 2015 Profit & Loss Readers’ Choice Awards in New York. The…

The group sees a benefit to costs from currency weakness. But it also flags difficulties selling Russian assets, and dangers if Ukraine defaults Source: AgriMoney

EC and Esma have agreed rules – legislators now have six months to endorse them EC and Esma have agreed rules – legislators now have six months to endorse them Source: Risk feed

Wheat prices dip, despite note of a dismal harvest forecast for India, which like the US has suffered excess rain. Soy retains relative resilience Source: AgriMoney

Pendo Systems has been on a roll this year, winning a number of awards from international financial technology publications, the New Jersey Technology Council, and SWIFT. “I am delighted, and also a little surprised at all the attention,” said Pamela Pecs… Source:…

Rotterdam, May 29th, 2015 – Commodity Services & Solutions (CSS), a team of specialists and executives with a background in Risk and Margin Management and Blue Ocean Trading Services, a Commodity Trading Technology oriented sales and services group, are joining…